Illicit opioid use and its key characteristics: a select overview and evidence from a Canadian multisite cohort of illicit opioid users (OPICAN) ... (OPICAN study) ...

Feb 22, 2014 · Overall, the majority of OPICAN participants regularly used both a variety of illicit opioids and cocaine or crack, reported physical and mental ...

Nov 20, 2006 · A new study conducted in seven Canadian cities reveals that prescription opioids, and not heroin, are the major form of illicit opioid use.

OPICAN cohort were current non-injectors. So far, the predominant attention has been on injecting drug users in the Canadian context, with little focus on ...

Regular article. Predictors of methadone maintenance treatment utilization in a multisite cohort of illicit opioid users (OPICAN) · Abstract · Introduction.

This article presents and compares key characteristics of population of illicit opioid users outside treatment in five cities across Canada (OPICAN cohort).

... OPICAN' study). In bivariate analysis, injectors and non-injectors differed by prevalence in social and health characteristics as well as drug use. Logistic ...

Sep 18, 2006 · ... OPICAN' study). In bivariate analysis, injectors and non-injectors ... (OPICAN study). J Urban Health 2005;82:250–266. External Resources.

Jan 24, 2022 · Method: This exploratory study utilized a maximum variation sampling strategy with respect to age, sexual identity, sexual behaviors, occupation ...